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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS )

AIRLINES CO., LTD. )

) Docket No. OST-2006-24629

For renewal of exemption authority ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

)

(China-US Cargo Charters) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

February 19, 2013

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

Tel: (202) 663-8000

Fax: (202) 663-8007

E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

 peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express

Airlines Co., Ltd.

NOTE: Answers to this renewal exemption application are due on March 6, 2013. Any 

person wishing to support or oppose these applications should file an answer and serve that 

answer on counsel listed above and all persons on the attached service list.
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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS )

AIRLINES CO., LTD. )

) Docket No. OST-2006-24629

For renewal of exemption authority ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

)

(China-US Cargo Charters) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. (“Yangtze”), an air carrier of the 

People’s Republic of China, hereby applies, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §§ 41302 

and 40109, and Subparts B and C of the Department’s Rules of Practice in Proceedings 

(14 C.F.R. §§ 302.201 and 302.301, et seq.), 14 C.F.R. Parts 211 and 212, and the 

Department’s streamlined licensing procedures,1 for renewal of its exemption authority to 

engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points 

in the People’s Republic of China, on the one hand, and a point or points in the United 

States, on the other hand. Yangtze requests that the exemption renewal sought herein 

remain in place for a period of at least one year, or until the Department issues it an 

amended foreign air carrier permit providing the requested authority.

 1 See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005).
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In support of its application, Yangtze states as follows: 

1. Yangtze has been operating scheduled cargo service between China and the 

United States for many years, and holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, 

China and the co-terminal points Anchorage, Boston, Los Angeles and New York 

(Order 2008-4-27). Yangtze also holds exemption authority to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, on 

the one hand, and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD) and San Francisco 

(SFO), on the other hand. (Notice of Action Taken dated November 15, 2012).

2. Yangtze hereby incorporates by reference the information filed previously in this 

docket and considered by the Department when it granted Yangtze’s permit and 

subsequent exemption authorities.

3. Authority Requested: Yangtze seeks a renewal of its exemption authority to 

conduct charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or 

points in the People’s Republic of China, on the one hand, and a point or points in 

the United States, on the other hand. (Notice of Action Taken dated February 29, 

2012.)

4. Granting Yangtze’s request for renewal of its exemptions is fully consistent with 

the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 

People’s Republic of China Relating to Civil Air Transport2 which authorizes 

designated airlines to operate cargo services from any point or points in the 

 2 Signed September 17, 1980, and most recently amended July 9, 2007.
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People’s Republic of China to any point or points in the United States of America 

open to scheduled international operations.

5. Yangtze invokes and relies upon the automatic renewal provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 558(c)), as implemented by Part 377 of 

the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue in effect its existing exemption 

authority pending final Department action on this renewal application.

Yangtze continues to be fully qualified to operate the services for which authority 

is herein requested, and grant of the requested authority is consistent with the U.S. –

China bilateral and will, therefore, serve the public interest. Yangtze requests that the 

requested exemption renewal remain in effect for a period of at least one year, or until the 

Department issues an amended permit authorizing the requested authority.
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WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing reasons, Yangtze respectfully requests 

that the Department renew its exemption authority as more fully described above.

Respectfully submitted,

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone: (202) 663-8000

Fax: (202) 663-8007

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

February 19, 2013 Counsel for Yangtze River Express

Airlines Co., Ltd.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., 

Ltd. for renewal exemption authority has been served this the 19th day of February, 2013

upon each of the parties below by electronic mail.

Hardie H. DeGuzman

FAA - Los Angeles International Field 

Office

Hardie.H.DeGuzman@faa.gov

Rick Mayfiled

FAA - Oakland Field Office

Rick.Mayfield@faa.gov

Sascha Vanderbellen

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

1275 K St., NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Francis Heil

Robert Wirick

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

francis.heil@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

Nancy S. Sparks

Bailey Leopard

Federal Express Corporation

1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20004

nssparks@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

Kevin P. Montgomery

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875

Washington, DC 20006

Kevin.montgomergy@polaraircargo.com

Russell E. Pommer

Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director

 Regulatory Affairs

Atlas Air Inc.

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 875

Washington, D.C. 20006

rpommer@atlasair.com

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 530

Washington, DC 20005-2147

charters@evergreenairlines.com

Anita Mosner

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 100

Washington, DC 20006

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

Malcolm L. Benge

Counsel for North American Airlines/World 

 Airways

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P.

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C., 2006-3309

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com
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Dan Weiss

Continental Airlines

1600 Smith Street, Ste. HQSGV

Houston, TX 77002

dan.weiss@coair.com

Steve Morrissey

Counsel for United Air Lines

steve.morrissey@united.com

Howard Kass

U.S. Airways

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075

Washington, DC 20005

howard.kass@usairways.com

Robert Silverberg

Counsel for ABX Air, Inc.

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP

1101 30th Street, NW, Suite 120

Washington, DC 20007

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

/s/Melinda A. Hernandez

Melinda A. Hernandez